FOUR people, including two suspected members of the Abu Sayyaf Group and the Islamic State (IS), were killed in a joint police and military operation in Parañaque City at past midnight on Friday.

Parañaque Police Chief Robin King Sarmiento said Bensaudi Sali and his wife Merhama Abdul Sawari were to be served a search warrant in their residence in Better Living Subdivision. A shootout ensued after Sali and Sawari fired at the authorities, prompting them to retaliate which resulted in the death of the couple.

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